Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [prep] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul Baines has shown that this is caused by the essential or volatile oils , which the alchemists considered to be the soul of a plant . |
| 2 | Only one investor found the nerve to find fault with what the vast majority considered to be an excellent performance in 1991 . |
| 3 | At its conclusion they made the order that all parties accepted to be the appropriate order . |
| 4 | Davies speaks volumes Robert Armstrong on the biography destined to be a rugby union classic . |
| 5 | But then she had heard that soft , unmistakable ‘ pop ’ from the tiny kitchen and her host had re-entered carrying a chilled bottle which the trace of vapour trailing from its neck proclaimed to be the real thing . |
| 6 | The worst difficulty came with his brother Frank , whom Ramsey thought to be the cleverest person he knew . |
| 7 | Known for his baby face and beloved Koch and Heckler sub-machine gun , Arkan controls a highly-disciplined shock force thought to be the most able and ruthless Serbian guerrilla group to have emerged during Yugoslavia 's tumultuous collapse . |
| 8 | The UN has targeted eight of 90 buildings at Al Atheer , a multi-million pound complex thought to be the centre of President Saddam Hussein 's attempt at a nuclear bomb . |
| 9 | The fact is most parents seen to be a little unsure about what it is best to do when it comes to letting their children out in the sun . |
| 10 | In between these two new efforts sits Filip 's Advanced Workstations & Systems which has , he notes , taken unto itself over the last year all the ingredients needed to be a stand-alone company bar a dedicated sales force . |
| 11 | In the twelfth century , when the issue of coin had in many areas ceased to be a royal prerogative , this sort of charge was known as seigniorage — a valuable perquisite of controlling a mint . |
| 12 | Clio outsold the Peugeot 205 and 106 models combined to be the best selling car in France , accounting for 11.1 % of car sales during 1992 . |
| 13 | ‘ Public functions ceased to be the private property of the tools of the central government . |
| 14 | Only this August , an Arab extremist thought to be a member of Hizbollah died in a London hotel while strapping a bomb to his body . |
| 15 | The middle-horned breed was described as a group of ‘ local varieties ’ of which the most noted were the Devon , Sussex and Hereford , the last two being considered varieties of the Devon , with the Hereford thought to be the least active and hardy under the yoke but better for fattening . |
| 16 | POLICE are appealing for shopkeepers to help them trace an axe and a sledgehammer thought to be the weapons used in the murder of Liverpool couple Jean Larkin and Garry Pettitt . |
| 17 | I had high hopes after Saturday , but I reckoned without the team destined to be the most unpopular in the Premier League — West Ham . |
| 18 | Officers respond by going immediately to the places suspected to be the most likely sources of the effluent . |
| 19 | These testimonies , including interviews with Panamanian human rights monitors , hospital workers , ambulance drivers and funeral home directors , led ICI to conclude that US strategy involved the use of military terror to eliminate or intimidate specific sectors of the population thought to be the most likely to resist . |
| 20 | Kendall would not reveal the extent of Cottee 's punishment thought to be a fine of two weeks ' wages and insisted the striker can still have a future with the Blues . |
| 21 | The £100,000 initiative thought to be the first of its kind in Britain aimed to keep at least ten Darlington families from eviction . |
| 22 | One of the defences possessed by the manufacturer against the retailer determining the nature of supply is the accurate positioning of products and brands , derived from effective market research , against target market segments known to be an important constituent of the retailer 's customer profile . |
| 23 | Integrity becomes a political ideal when we make the same demand of the state or community taken to be a moral agent , when we insist that the state act on a single , coherent set of principles even when its citizens are divided about what the right principles of justice and fairness really are . |
| 24 | Section 109 contains the requirements for the appointment of an independent valuer ( who must be an accountant qualified to be the auditor of that company ) and the contents of his report . |
| 25 | In Tanganyika , however , the Masai enjoyed what many Europeans considered to be an absurdly privileged position and envious eyes were cast on Masai District . |
| 26 | Ahidjo did not subsequently return to Cameroun , and in the presidential election of January 1984 Biya received a ‘ yes ’ vote of over 90 per cent , which most Camerounians considered to be a genuine indication of his underlying support . |
| 27 | An oak tree thought to be the biggest in Britain has been found in the region . |
| 28 | Mr Andrew Palmer , the editor , said ‘ establishing eye-contact ’ with waiting customers was just one of the qualities needed to be a success behind the bar . |
| 29 | Cuckney does not believe that the qualities needed to be an effective chairman of a financial institution such as 3i ( Investors in Industry ) are that different to those required to oversee a manufacturing company . |
| 30 | The only architect appointed to be a judge was William Burn ( 1789–1870 ) . |